The artificial intelligence revolution is colliding with physical infrastructure constraints. PJM Interconnection, which manages the power grid serving 65 million people across the eastern United States, has launched an emergency proposal to secure 15 gigawatts of new power capacity to prevent electricity shortages from the mushrooming demand of data centers. This unprecedented call for power underscores how AI's computational requirements are stressing grid systems designed for a different era. Data centers require constant, reliable electricity to train massive language models and run inference operations, making energy availability a critical bottleneck for companies racing to build AI capabilities.